Recruiter

Company Description

Detect’s mission is to empower human health with rapid, low-cost diagnostics that can be performed by anyone in under an hour. We are using this technology to help end the COVID-19 pandemic.

Detect is a well-funded, rapidly growing health-tech company founded by award-winning scientist and highly successful serial entrepreneur, Dr. Jonathan Rothberg. Detect is a member of 4Catalyzer, an incubator of biotech and med device companies who have collectively raised over $700 million in funding to date. 

Joining Detect is the opportunity to redesign the future of healthcare through the power of technology. Embark on a journey with us to maximize global impact, motivated by the idea that our products will change the lives of millions along with the people you love.

Job Description

As a Recruiter on the team, you will help find and recruit world class talent for our team. This person will be responsible for all aspects of sourcing and hiring and will be working with hiring managers to help support their efforts.

As part of our team, your core responsibilities will be: 

• Source, contact and qualify potential candidates in the marketplace. This includes: networking, referrals, job boards, ad postings, internet and utilization of other recruitment activities
• Successfully prioritize and review job requisitions in order to understand the needs of the various companies and hiring managers, as well to ask questions that will help identify the right candidates
• Develop and drive sourcing strategies with a focus on long and short term pipeline building of diverse talent
• Complete market research to understand where external talent pools exist and work collaboratively with internal teams to execute on sourcing initiatives to tap into those talent pools
• Develop creative recruiting strategies to attract qualified candidates
• Maintain a pipeline of qualified candidates for open roles
• Strategically drive interviews and recruiting processes forward with special attention to creating efficient, positive, and educational experiences for hiring managers, interviewers, and candidates
• Serve as the main point of contact for assigned roles, be able to proactively provide status updates to involved parties and leadership 
• Create an awesome candidate experience for every candidate that applies or is interviewed

Qualifications

Baseline skills/experiences/attributes:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• 3-5 years of corporate full-life cycle recruiting experience minimum, ideally at a fast-paced start-up
• Well-rounded experience recruiting across multiple business functions (R&D, Hardware Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, Product, etc.) and levels 
• Superb written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with hiring manager and drive the recruiting process
• Highly organized and personable with a “whatever-it-takes” attitude
• Experience working with strict timelines
• Positive attitude, adaptability, and the ability to navigate competing priorities

Ideally, you also have these skills/experiences/attributes (but it’s ok if you don’t!):

• Previous experience recruiting in a tech, medical device, or CPG start-up 
• Previous experience using Greenhouse

You Deeply Identify with Core Detect Values:

• Put people first. Our colleagues and our customers come first. We respect each other and celebrate our diversity. We take joy in each other’s success, and succeed or fail as a team
• Eye of the owner. We have an ownership mindset and take responsibility for all of our decisions. No problem is someone else's problem. We are frugal and use company resources as if they were our own
• No genius without grit. As innovators, we fail often but fast. We are tenacious. We push through adversity and keep getting up. We are problem solvers and always find a way
• Err on the side of doing. We are scrappy and biased toward action — everyone is an individual contributor. We allow intuition to guide us when we have imperfect information
• Move fast by working smart. We are inventors. We focus, plan, pursue, and adjust to make big things happen in a fraction of the time others can. We disagree and commit
• Always be frank. We celebrate openness and diversity of opinion. We are transparent and candid but compassionate in our feedback, and are always honest to ourselves and our customers

Additional Information

We offer great perks: 

• Fully covered medical insurance plan, and dental & vision coverage - as a health-tech company, we place great worth on our teams’ well-being
• Competitive salaried compensation - we value our employees and show it 
• Equity - we want every employee to be a stakeholder
• Pre-tax commuter benefits - we make your commute more reasonable 
• 401k plan - we facilitate your retirement goals
• The opportunity to build a revolutionary healthcare product and save millions of lives! 

Detect does not accept agency resumes.

Detect is an equal opportunity employer regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or Veteran status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.